Hay-loader



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

I. B. STUMP. HAY LOADER.

No. 518,555.. Patented Apr. 17,

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I. E. STUMP.

HAY LOADER.

Patented Apr. 1'7, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA E. STUMP, `OF RIOHVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH E. VAN NOSTRAN, OF CANTON, OHIO.

HAY-LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,555dated April 17, 189,4.

Application tiled December 4, 1893. Serial No. 492,687. (No model.)

the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Loaders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

i, exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1, is a top view of the loader, showing the different parts properly located and arranged. Fig. 2, is a view, showing a portion of the front or overhead cross-bar, and illustrating a portion of one of the upper side bars. Fig.3,isaview,showingtwo oftheupper vibratingbars and illustrating the same properlyjournaled tothe cranks. Fig. 4, is a view showing one of the traveling wheels, and a set of gear wheels. Fig. 5, is a longitudinal section of the loader. Fig. 6, is a viertl showing a portion of the tongue and the adjusting bar properly located thereon. Figs. 7 and 8, are detached views of the elevating teeth.

The present invention has relation to hay loaders, and it consists in the different parts, and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the combined rake head and axle, whichV rake head is properly journaled to the bottom or lower ends of the side lianges a, and extends through the lianges a a sufficient distance to provide suitable bearings for the traveling wheels B. i

To the combined rake head and axle A, are securely attached in any convenient and well known manner the curved rake teeth b, which teeth may be of the ordinary kind, such as are commonly used in spring toothed rakes.

To the bottom or under sides of the flanges a., and the bottom or lower ends of said flanges is securely attached the cross-bar C, to which cross-bar are securely attached the slats c,

`which slats extend upward and their top or upper ends securely attached to the crossbar d.

It will be understood that any desired number of cross-bars, such as d maybe used to 5 5 securely hold the slats in a rigid condition, and prevent said slats from springingorsagging, all of the bars d being securely attached to the bottom or under sides of the side flanges or bars a.

The side flanges or bars a, the slats c, the cross-bars d, and the cross-bar C constitute the elevating frame proper, and said parts when properly constructed and adjusted are arranged substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1.

To the top or upper ends of the flanges or side bars o. are securely attached in any con- `venient manner the forward extending arms D, which arms may be of any desired length. To the front or forward ends of the arms D 7o is attached the cross-bar E, which cross-bar is provided with the openings ornotches e,which openings or notches are for the purpose hereinafter described.

To the traveling wheels B are securely at- .tached in any convenient and well known; manner, the gear wheels F, which gear wheels mesh with and communicate rotary motion to the pinions f, said pinions being loosely mounted upon the crank shaft G, to which 8o crank shaft is securely attached the spring ratchets I'I, whichv ratchets interlace with the ratchets I, said ratchets being for the purpose of allowing the pinions f to rotate upon the crank shaft G during the time the traveling wheels B move backward, thereby leaving the crank shaft at rest, and as the traveling wheels move forward the pinions f will communicate rotary motion to the crank shaft G.

` To the top or upper ends of the flanges or go side bars a is properly journaled the crank shaft J, which crank shaft is located substantially as illustrated in Figs. l and 5.

T he crank shafts G and .I are each provided with the compound or oppositely timed cranks g and g.

To the cranks g are properly journaled the bottom or lower portions of the elevating bars K, and the top or upper ends of said bars properly journaled to the cranks g', roo

' same manner as the sprocket wheel G.

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ranged substantially as shown Vin Fig. l. f To the cranks g are journaled the rear'ends of the reciprocatingbars L,and for the purpose of bringing the elevatingbarsK, andthe reciprocating bars L in proper alignment, the top or upper ends of the elevating bars K are bifurcated, and the reciprocating bars placed Vin the bifurcations. For the purpose of supporting the front or forward ends of the reciprocating'bars L, the barsE and `E areprovided` l To the crank shaft Gis attached the sprocket wheel G which sprocket wheel should be made in sections or halves, and the halves properly united together.l n

Upon the crank shaft J is located the sprocket' wheel J', which is constructed in the The object of the sprocket wheel is to communicate rotary motion to the crank shaft J by` `means of the `sprocket chain J2. j i

For the purpose of causing the crank shafts G and'J` to rotate in unison, thesprocket.

wheelsy G and J areformed of the same size andhave ythe same knumber of teeth, or in otherwords said sprocket wheels should be duplicates. i y f The elevating bars K are each provided with the teeth lo, which teeth* may be formed sub# j stantially as shown in Fig. '7, Whichform shows two teeth formed The reciprocating bars Lare provided lwith the teeth k which teeth' areprovided with hooks k2, said hooks being for the purpose of rtemporarilyholding thehay in an elevated position, and at the same time allowing the hay 'to drop upon the load as the reciprocating bars move back and forth.

It will be understood that the elevating bars K should be so adjusted that as they move downward they will be carried upward or away from the slats o and as said elevating bars move upward theywill, be broughtdown toward the slats thereby vcausing thehay to be elevated.y t `f For the purpose of adjusting the rake teeth b to or froml the ground, the operating lever "M is provided, which operating lever is *piv otally attached to the segment N, saidsegment being attached to the cross-bar O;

To the operating lever M is pivotally connected the link P, which link extends rearward, and `is attached tothe arm P.

For the purpose of `holding therake teethr b at any desired point of adjustment the bar p is provided, the bottom or lower end of which engages the teeth of the segment N i f For the purpose of supporting the yfront or i forward ends of the vibrating bars L, andat the same time allowing said bars to move back which cranks and barsare locatedand .ar-

of a single pieoevof i i v jl; Thecombinationoftherak'e headAJiavf and forth, the slotsn arefpro videawhieh Slots receive thecross-bar E. f

It will be understood that the cross-bars E i and 5E', should be formedof two pieces, or in other words saidbars should ,be yformed separate and attached together by meansL of havebeeu properly adjusted;

. clamping boltsafterthe reciprocating bar sL Forthe purpose of providing ameans for attaching the hayloader properto the rear end of La wagon, the tongue VR is provided.

And for the purposeof adjusting the inclination of the loader, the bar S is provided, the top vor upperend of which is adjusted lalong the tongue and set atthedesired pointof adjustment by meansy of the pin lo.V It will be understood that the rear end of :the tongue `and the rearend ofthe barS, should be pivotally connected to the crossbars S and Gor their equivalents.

For the purpose of carrying the over the'loadland causing the same to be distributed along the length of theload, thereoipro? eating bar/share located fat an' angle to the 5 elevating frame proper, and should be substantially horizontal. VThe hooked `teeth be-V thehay. The openings@ are for the purpose of receiving the forwardends ofthe bars L.

Havingfully described my invention, what u I claim `as new, and desire to j `secure byLet. ters Patent, is'-, f t

ingy attached theretothe raketeeth ib, the

flanges a, the traveling wheels B having fixed thereto the gear wheels F, the pinions f'loosel y mountedy on the rcrank shaft Gj, the` crank shafts Gand .l provided With oranksg and y j k Q'the elevating-bars Kprovided with teeth,

the reciprocating `bars L journaled to the crank-shaft J and provided with hooked teeth, the bars E andEQthe forward extending y'arms yDl carrying the cross-bars E and'E and ymeans for communicating uniform move'- ment to the crank-shafts,.substantially as and for the purposespeoi'e 2. VThe combination of a traveling frame,

provided at its topor upper end with forward extendingk bars or arms, an axle provided thehar S, and the pinp, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

,j In testimony that lI claim the abovelhave hereunto subscribedmy name in the presence of two witnesses.

i f IRA E. sTUMP. j

Witnesses; y U. S; J oHNsToN, E. A. C. SMITH.k 

